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| '''chal'''<br />''I''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />|| ''first person singular''
| '''chal'''<br />''I''|| '''challa'''<br />''me''|| '''chalu'''<br />''my''|| ''first person singular''
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| '''kit'''<br />''you''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />|| ''second person singular''
| '''kit'''<br />''you''|| '''kitta'''<br />''you''|| '''kitu'''<br />''your''|| ''second person singular''
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| '''yun'''<br />''he/she''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />|| ''third person singular animate''
| '''yun'''<br />''he/she''|| '''yunna'''<br />''him/her''|| '''yunu'''<br />''his/her''|| ''third person singular animate''
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| '''wih'''<br />''it''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />|| ''third person singular inanimate''
| '''wih'''<br />''it''|| '''wikha'''<br />''it''|| '''wikhu'''<br />''its''|| ''third person singular inanimate''
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| '''kichal'''<br />''you and I / we''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />||''first person dual inclusive''
| '''kichal'''<br />''you and I / we''|| '''kichalla'''<br />''you and me / us''|| '''kichalu'''<br />''our''||''first person dual inclusive''
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| '''jāla'''<br />''we''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />|| ''first person plural exclusive''
| '''jāla'''<br />''we''|| '''jālaya'''<br />''us''|| '''jālau'''<br />''our''|| ''first person plural exclusive''
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| '''gīs'''<br />''you (all)''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />|| ''second person plural''
| '''gīs'''<br />''you (all)''|| '''gikka'''<br />''you (all)''|| '''gīku'''<br />''your''|| ''second person plural''
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| '''yaum'''<br />''they''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />|| ''third person plural animate''
| '''yaum'''<br />''they''|| '''yumma'''<br />''them''|| '''yumu'''<br />''their''|| ''third person plural animate''
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| '''waih'''<br />''they''|| tdb<br />|| tdb<br />|| ''third person plural inanimate''
| '''waih'''<br />''they''|| '''waiya'''<br />''them''|| '''waikhu'''<br />''their''|| ''third person plural inanimate''
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Revision as of 00:47, 27 May 2018


Grayis
Grayis
Pronunciation[/ˈgrä.jɪs/]
Created byBenJamin P. Johnson,

additionally creator of:

Date2018
SettingPlanet Oyrigin
Language codes
ISO 639-3none

Grayis is an a priori language created by BenJamin P. Johnson commissioned by Infinite Mind Pictures, Inc. to serve as the language of the Grayis Kin, one of six alien races who feature in the board game and upcoming screenplay Pilots of Gallaxia.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i · ī
[ɪ · iː] 		u · ū
[ʊ · uː]
Mid ai
[e̞ː ~ ai̯] 		au
[o̞ː ~ au̯]
Low a · ā
[ä · äː]

Consonants

Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Plosive p · b t · d k · g
Affricate ch [ʧ] · j [ʤ]
Fricative s · kh · [x] h ·
Approximant · w · j
Tap or Trill · r [r~ɾ]
Lateral · l
Nasal · m · n

Orthography

/ m n p b t d k g ʧ ʤ s x h w j r l i iː ai̯ ä äː au̯ u uː /
‹ m n p b t d k g ch j s kh h w j r l i ī ai a ā au u ū ›

Phonotactics

  • Words cannot start with /s/ or /h/.
  • /h/ cannot occur intervocalically or follow another consonant.
  • /s/ can only occur word-finally.
  • Words cannot end with /g/ or any consonant cluster.
  • Vowels (except for diphthongs) must be separated by a consonant.
  • Word-initial consonant clusters are limited to [plosive]+[liquid] (i.e. {ptkbdg} + {lr}), but not /tl/ or /dl/.
  • Intervocalic clusters may be:
    • Any geminates except /gg/, /ss/, /xx/, /hh/, /ww/, or /jj/.
    • Any [plosive]+[liquid] combination (including /tl/ and /dl/).
    • Any [plosive]+/w/.
    • Any [nasal]+[unvoiced plosive].
    • /ngw/

Numbers

The Grayis number system is nonal (base-9), but has reflexes of an ancient system based on multiples of 3, which can be observed in the etymology of the basic numbers.

Grayis Decimal Meaning
rī 1 (1)
ai 2 (2)
chil 3 (3)
chirri 4 (3+1)
kilai 5 (3+2)
aichī 6 (2×3)
chalayī 7 (4×2?)
nauri 8 (9-1)
nā 9 (9) (=10 in nonal)

Further numbers are formed by compounding using the word ha ‘and’.

Na (Teens) Dec. Non. Ayinnā (20) Dec. Non. Tens Dec. Non. Multiples Non.
narī 10 11 ayinnā ha rī 19 21 na- 9 10 nā 10
nanai 11 12 ayinnā ha ai 20 22 ayinnā 18 20 duhkā 100
nachil 12 13 ayinnā ha chil 21 23 chillā 27 30 kaigu 1,000
nachirri 13 14 ayinnā ha chirri 22 24 chirrinnā 36 40 nakaigu 10,000
nakilai 14 15 ayinnā ha kilai 23 25 kilinnā 45 50 duhkakkaigu 100,000
nalaichī 15 16 ayinnā ha aichī 24 26 aichinnā 54 60 īlim 1,000,000
nachalayī 16 17 ayinnā ha chalayī 25 27 chalainā 63 70 jumai 1,000,000,000
nanāli 17 18 ayinnā ha nauri 26 28 naurinnā 72 80
ayinnā 18 20 chillā 27 30 duhkā 81 100

Pronouns

Subject Object Possessive
chal
I		 challa
me		 chalu
my		 first person singular
kit
you		 kitta
you		 kitu
your		 second person singular
yun
he/she		 yunna
him/her		 yunu
his/her		 third person singular animate
wih
it		 wikha
it		 wikhu
its		 third person singular inanimate
kichal
you and I / we		 kichalla
you and me / us		 kichalu
our		 first person dual inclusive
jāla
we		 jālaya
us		 jālau
our		 first person plural exclusive
gīs
you (all)		 gikka
you (all)		 gīku
your		 second person plural
yaum
they		 yumma
them		 yumu
their		 third person plural animate
waih
they		 waiya
them		 waikhu
their		 third person plural inanimate
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